Suburban Development

Fair Share Housing Development is the only provider of housing for very low-income families in high-opportunity suburban New Jersey towns, close to good jobs, top-notch schools, green open space and safe neighborhoods. The majority of our residents come to their new homes from urban areas plagued by generations of concentrated poverty, such as nearby Camden, so FSHD provides education and social services support to help with the transition.

The Ethel R. Lawrence Homes (ERLH) is an award-winning townhome-style rental apartment complex with 140 units in upscale Mount Laurel Township. ERLH has been praised for promoting racial integration and deconcentrating poverty as well as providing educational and social service support programs and an uncommonly safe environment for tenants and neighbors.

New Sharon Woods boasts 50 garden and townhouse-style apartments located next to forested land and dedicated open space in Deptford Township. The project was completed in 1984 and plans to renovate the complex are in the works.

Evans-Francis Estates is a new development planned for Cherry Hill Township. The project will result in two-story garden rental apartments and town homes, including 16 one-bedroom units, 22 two-bedroom units and 16 three-bedroom units. The 54 units will be housed in four buildings over 4.2 acres. Five of the apartments will assist formerly homeless people and the rest will go to tenants earning between $16,080 to $48,240. Litigation with Cherry Hill Township is delaying the project.

Eco-friendly design is a key feature of the Connell Tract Development, which will result in the construction of 24 single family homes near Hillside Elementary and Harrington Middle School in Mount Laurel Township. A total of 14 two-bedroom units and 10 three-bedroom received preliminary site plan approval.

Senior Assisted-Living Homes in Mount Laurel Township is an age-restricted development that will feature one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as assisted-living units for low-income seniors. A total of 184 units will be built on 14 acres at the intersection of Route 38 and Arc Road in Mount Laurel. Supportive staff will live on site and the complex will provide administrative offices as well as space for dining facilities and social service support programs.

Northgate II Wellness Program

Our wellness program is at the forefront of a national movement to integrate housing with supportive wellness services in low-income settings as part of an innovative effort to contain healthcare costs.

Climbing Mount Laurel

The Struggle for Affordable Housing and Social Mobility in an American Suburb — Published by Princeton University Press